"A Walk in the Park" | ||||
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Single by Namie Amuro | ||||
from the album Concentration 20 | ||||
Released | November 27, 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1996 | |||
Genre | Electronic rock[1] | |||
Length | 5:39 | |||
Label | Avex Trax | |||
Songwriter(s) | Tetsuya Komuro | |||
Producer(s) | Tetsuya Komuro | |||
Namie Amuro singles chronology | ||||
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"A Walk in the Park" is the eighth single by Japanese recording artist Namie Amuro from her third studio album Concentration 20 (1997). The song was released as the album's lead single on November 27, 1996, by Avex Trax. It was written, composed and produced by Tetsuya Komuro. The song is an electronic rock track, which features instrumentation from guitars, synthesizers, organs, keyboards and drums. Lyrically, it explores themes of loneliness, longing, and the desire for connection.
"A Walk in the Park" received positive reviews from music critics, who complimented the song's production and composition. Commercially, the song became her fourth number one single on the Oricon Singles Chart and her fourth million-selling single in Japan. The accompanying music video was directed by Masashi Mutō. Since its release, the song has appeared on several of Amuro's concert tours and subsequent live releases, as well as her greatest hits album 181920 (1998), and was re-recorded for her final compilation album Finally (2017).